New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-16
VOLUNTEER AND SACHEM.
WINNERS OF THE PROVIDENCE CUPS.
sHE MAYFLowERs CENTREBpARD BRoKEN-PoRi-
TAN SECOND AMONG THE sLooPs.

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TAN SECOND AMONG THE sLooPs.
NEWPORT, Aug. 15 Is Burgess again
von all the glory in the race to-day from Marthas
v,ueyard 10 Brenton Reef Lightship, thirty-eight
nautical miles, for the cups given by the ciuzens
Of Providence This test was good one. IL
was windward work all the way The WIND
held fresh and steady the whole way and deait
fairly with all the yachts from start to finish
The Puritan and Maylower had not the shallow
of a show with the Volunteer. few years ago
II would have been thought impossible TO build a
sloop that would walk away from the Puritan in
The way that the Volunteer did. The bad per-
Torrance of the Mayfower has been satisfactorily
accounted for, and it turns out not to have been
the fault of those who sailed her. After the
race was finished and the Mayfower got into the
harbor it was found that large section OF her
centreboard had been broken off. 1t is no won
der. therefore that the Puritan went to windward
of her In the racing for the Morgan Cup
week ago, the Mayfower's board struck on the
Hedge Fence Shoals. After her performance 10
day it became evident to those ON boald u'at
something was wrong with the boat and the In
yestigation led to the discovery of what 1T was.
This accounts too for the bad sailing of the May
flower on the windward work at the Eastern Yacht
Club regatta off Marblehead. She did fairly on
the other two legs of the triangle with the WIND
abeam and abaft the beam. Mr.. Morgan VIII
Try to have the centrcboard repaired in time for
to-morrow's race. 1t is to be hoped that he Will
succeed. People would like to see the May
Hover in her oh form once more.
The Sachem simply walked clean away from
ell the sclooners, beating the bigger ones badly
and doubly discounting the smaller ones, with
plenty Of time TO spare.
There were only eight yachts in the race, and of
che big ones the Priscilla and Atlantic were alb
sent Presumably they and others were saving
themselves for the big race tomorrow for the
sups offered by the citizens of Newport, which
will be sailed over the GOtlet Cup course and
will be the closing race of the cruise.
The Electra got under way at Martha's Vine
yard Haven at OILS a. IN. The yachts were
then leaving the Haven. The Mayhower got
off frst followed by the Puritan and the Volun-
teer. There was fresh, whole sail breeze blow
ing from the southwest The Electra dropped
anchor a mile to the north of the East Chop
Light, the starting line being between her ard
the light. The bluffs were lined with people in
carriages and afioat who had come out to see the
start. At 9:45 a. IN. the preparatory gun was
fired. An answering gun was foolshly fred
from the shore, tending to confuse the yachts
and several small boats displayed a conspicuous
lack of common sense by cruising to and fro over
the starting line. BY this time the breeze had
freshened and overhead it looked decidedly
squally, indicating that later the yachts might
get q little more wind than was desirable for
club topsails. At 10 O'Clock precisely the start
ing gun was fired, and the yachts crossed in the
following order, all on the port tack: